Research at MMK
We conduct both pre-clinical and clinical research at the department. The research is carried out in our 22 research groups, and the majority of the research groups operate at the Karolinska University Hospital.
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Breast Surgery
Research group leader: Irma Fredriksson
Clinical Chemistry and Blood Coagulation
Research group leader: Jovan Antovic
Clinical Genetics
Research group leader: Richard Rosenquist Brandell
Clinical Physiology
Research group leader: Marcus Carlsson
Colorectal Surgery
Research group leaders: Anna Martling and Caroline Nordenvall
Diagnostic Radiology
Research group leader: Lennart Blomqvist
Endocrine Surgery
Research group leader: Jan Zedenius
Experimental and Clinical Neuroendocrinology
Research group leader: Sophie Bensing
Growth and Metabolism
Research group leader: Sergiu-Bogdan Catrina
Inborn Errors of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Research group leader: Anna Wedell
Integrative Physiology
Research group leader: Juleen Zierath
Orthopaedics
Research group leader: Anders Enocson
Rare Diseases
Research group leaders: Ann Nordgren and Anna Lindstrand
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Research group leader: Filip Farnebo
Signal Transduction
Research group leader: Per-Olof Berggren
Sports Medicine
Research group leader: Anders Stålman
Surgical Care Science
Research group leader: Pernilla Lagergren
Thoracic Surgery
Research group leader: Anders Franco-Cereceda
Translational Psychiatry
Research group leader: Catharina Lavebratt
Upper GI Surgery
Research group leader: Jesper Lagergren
Urology
Research group leader: Olof Akre
Vascular Surgery
Research group leader: Ulf Hedin